In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers and John McWhorter, a political analyst and scholar of linguistics, weigh the meaning and implications of Attorney General Eric Holder’s controversial speech in which he called America “a nation of cowards” when it comes to racial issues. Then, Moyers and economist Robert Johnson take a hard look at the international ramifications of the Obama administration’s bank bailout plan and discuss why nationalization has become a political flash point. The program concludes with a memorial to human rights activist Alison Des Forges and poet/author Christopher Nolan—two remarkable people “whose lives left a light in the window for others.” Broadcast date: February 27, 2009. (53 minutes)